26th September BALLYMENA UNITED - PORTADOWN
- Sat 15:00
Ballymena United Vs Portadown
- Game for: 9th round of Premiership
- Last Game: Ballymena United - Portadown: 1-2
- History of Games: 2-1-3
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | DDLDLL |
| 12 | Portadown | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | LDLLLL |
9th (IN PREMIERSHIP )
- League : This is the 3rd home game this season.
- Home Record : 0W - 1D - 1L
- Last Game : Dungannon Swifts - Ballymena United: 1-1
- Next Game : 03 Oct Cliftonville - Ballymena United
12th (IN PREMIERSHIP )
- League : This is the 5th away game this season.
- Away Record : 0W - 0D - 4L
- Last Game : Bangor - Portadown: 3-1
- Next Game : 03 Oct Portadown - Limavady
Odds
Ballymena United Win: 1.67
DRAW: 4.04
Portadown Win: 4.46
Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.
Live Football on TV
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Game Analysis
Bookmakers are siding decisively with one team. Ballymena United is the shortest price on a book of 1.67 / 4.04 / 4.46 (1 / X / 2), an implied 55.9%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 55.9% / 23.1% / 20.9% on an overround of 7.1%.
In the league table Ballymena United sit 9th on 6 points (1W 3D 3L) with Portadown 12th on 1 point (0W 1D 7L).
Ballymena United read D-D-L-D-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (0W 3D 3L) — more bad than good.
Portadown read L-D-L-L-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (0W 1D 5L) — a badly out of sorts side.
Head to head the record reads 2-1-3 — Ballymena United wins, draws, then Portadown wins. Their last meeting finished Ballymena United - Portadown: 1-2.
The read: Ballymena United at 1.67 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 06:50 on 25th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.
